Ruhnu Lighthouse

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Ruhnu lighthouse is one of the few quadrupod lighthouses (having four supporting legs). It is said to have been designed by Gustave Eiffel and according to the plaque on the lighthouse door it was made in 1875 in Le Havre, in Normandy, France, by the company Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée.

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Miscellaneous historic sites in EstoniaAll sites in RuhnuPart of the Russian Empire

Address
Ruhnu, Estonia

Established
1875

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